Greek Terms

• agora: a central spot in Ancient Greek city-states, literal meaning-"gathering place" (Wikipedia)
• arete: early Greek meaning- the act of living up to one's full potential (Wikipedia)
• polis: an Ancient Greek city-states, surrounding region under a unified government (Wikipedia/About Education)
• the year 508 BC: Klisthenis came to power, developed the foundations of the Athenian democracy with serious reforms (greece-athens.com)
• Socrates: classic Greek philosopher, one of the founders of Western philosophy (Wikipedia)
• the death of Socrates: tried on two different occasions, voted to be convicted, (corrupting youth and asking philosophical questions) punishment was to drink a hemlock-based liquid which killed him
• the Socratic method: a form of inquiry and discussion between two individuals based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking (Wikipedia)
• what the ancient Greeks meant if they called you an idiot: a private person or some one not interested in politics (omgfacts.com)